The traditional wrestling drama from first-time feature director Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury won a top prize last year at the Busan International Film Festival.
feature film category. The film won the 2023 Busan International Film Festival’s New Currents prize, and it was warmly received by critics at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June.
The movie follows an eccentric fisherman who resolves to beat the current local champion at Boli Khela, a traditional form of wrestling from Chattogram, Bangladesh’s second-largest city. Set in the late 1990s in a remote coastal village, the story weaves together local myths about dervishes , mahi sawars and mysterious creatures believed to be angels in disguise.
Said Chowdhury in his director’s statement: “One of the most significant elements of this movie is the mystic nature of the coastal area. Unlike popular wrestling, ‘Boli Khela’ is quite slow-paced and more about technique and patience., last year’s Oscar submission from Bangladesh). It was produced by Piplu R Khan. Bangladesh has submitted films for the Academy Award for best international feature film since 2002, but the country has not yet been nominated.
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